Lately, we have heard a lot about civility in political speech. There seems to be evidence that the nature of political speech has not changed but rather our society's ability to behave with civility.
"There ought to be one day - just one - where there is open season on senators."
Above is a quote from Will Rogers, the great American humorist. In his day, the American people had enough sense to know a joke when they heard one. To my knowledge, Rogers was not investigated by the FBI or Secret Service about his remark. Maybe that is because they were busy chasing bootleggers and counterfeiters back then.
In any event, I do not support Mr. Rogers' statement, for the record. It was a joke, perhaps in poor taste, but a joke. It seems we Americans are incapable of laughing at ourselves anymore.
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